2020 Conference USA Leaders Rushing Defense - In The 2nd Quarter through 01/11/2021
| Name | G | Att | Yards | Avg. | TD | Long | 1st | 10+ | 20+ | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rice | 5 | 40 | 226 | 5.65 | 2 | 66 | 10 | 5 | 1 |
| 2 | Charlotte | 6 | 54 | 351 | 6.50 | 5 | 60 | 17 | 12 | 2 |
| 3 | UTEP | 8 | 57 | 177 | 3.11 | 3 | 36 | 7 | 3 | 2 |
| 4 | Florida International | 5 | 58 | 348 | 6.00 | 5 | 37 | 17 | 10 | 4 |
| 5 | UAB | 9 | 80 | 314 | 3.93 | 1 | 33 | 15 | 14 | 5 |
| 6 | Middle Tennessee | 9 | 87 | 478 | 5.49 | 8 | 63 | 24 | 13 | 5 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 10 | 92 | 471 | 5.12 | 8 | 75 | 21 | 11 | 3 |
| 8 | Florida Atlantic | 9 | 94 | 405 | 4.31 | 2 | 77 | 25 | 11 | 2 |
| 9 | Marshall | 10 | 105 | 321 | 3.06 | 2 | 35 | 24 | 11 | 1 |
| 9 | Southern Mississippi | 10 | 105 | 507 | 4.83 | 4 | 36 | 32 | 15 | 3 |
| 11 | North Texas | 10 | 113 | 737 | 6.52 | 9 | 70 | 33 | 20 | 10 |
| 12 | UTSA | 12 | 118 | 366 | 3.10 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 1 |
| 13 | Western Kentucky | 12 | 131 | 638 | 4.87 | 8 | 71 | 30 | 19 | 5 |
| 1st: First Downs; 10+: Rush attempts of 10 or more yards; 20+: Rush attempts of 20 or more yards | ||||||||||